Dress-form.



J. F. DINN.

DRESS FORM.

APPLICATION man JULY 3. 1914.

AT T'ys InvenTor. James F. Dinn Patented Jan. 11, 1916.

Wlrnesses. Maw

TINTTED @TATE% PATENT @FFTQE JAMES F. DINN, OF PORT WASHINGTON, NEWYORK, ASSIG-NOR TO HALL-BOR-CHER'I DRESS FORM COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

DRESS-FORM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 11, 11916.

Application filed. July 3;, 1914. Serial No. 848,882.

V ment in Dress-Forms, of which the following description, in connectionwith the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters onthe drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to dress forms and particularly to dress forms ofthat naturewherein the body portion of the form is expanded orcontracted by turning the central supporting rod relative to the body.In dress forms of this nature any turning movement of the form bodyrelative to the supporting rod will cause the dress form to expand orcontract and thus'change the circumferential measure of the form at thewaist. In using dress forms of this nature it is desirable that the formshould be capable of turning on the supporting pedestal in order thatwhen a dress is draped thereon the dressmaker may turn the form so as tobring different portions of the dress into view, and it is alsodesirable to be able to effect this relative turning movement betweenthe form and pedestal without danger that the form will be turnedrelative to the central supporting rod and thereby have its correctadjustment disturbed.

It is the object of my invention to provide a novel supporting means fora dress form of this nature whereby the form can be freely turned aboutits pedestal without changing the adjustment of the size of the form inanv particular, and I accomplish this end by providing a novel swivelconnection between the central supporting rod and the supportingstandard or pedestal which permits the rod to turn while at the sametime clamping it in its vertically-adjusted position.

In order to give a proper understanding of my invention I haveillustrated herein a selected embodiment thereof which will now bedescribed after which the novel features will be pointed out in theappended claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of a dress formembodying my invention with portions broken out to better show themechanism for adjusting the form; Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectionthrough my improved swivel clamping device for the vertical supportingrod.

I have shown at l the bodv portion of a dress form which is made up of aplurality of sections adjustable relative to each other as usual inadjustable dress forms. This body portion is sustained on a centralsupporting rod 2 which in turn is adjust-ably secured to a supportingstandard or pedestal 30 as usual in dress forms, the latter beingprovided with the foot or base portion .1-0 and the tubular standard 50into which the rod 2 telescopes.

One type of dress form which is known commercially is constructed sothat the size of the waist of the form can be adjusted by a relativeturning movement between the form body 1 and the central supporting rod2. One way of accomplishing this is providing the rod 2 with the rightand left screw-threaded portions 3 and a on which are screw-threaded thetwo collars 5 and 6 that are connected to the sections of the form bythe struts or braces 7 and 8 so that when the rod 2 is turned in eitherdirection relative to the form body I the collars 5 and 6 will be movedtoward or from each other thereby to expand or contract the form. I havealso shown for expanding the neck of the form a sleeve 9 loosely mountedon the rod 2 and having screw-threaded engagement with two collars 10and 11 that are connected to the neck sections by means of struts orbraces 12 so that when the sleeve 9 is turned on the rod by means of thehandwheel 13 the neck will be expanded or contracted.

In order to preserve any adjustment of the waist of the form after ithas once been made, it is essential that the' form should not be rotatedrelative to the central-supporting rod 2, for if this is done suchrotation will move the collars 5 and 6 toward or from each other therebyexpanding or contracting the form. In the use of dress forms it is alsodesirable to be able to turn the form around while a dress is drapedthereon so as to permit the dressmaker to see different sides of theform, but if the central supporting rod 2 is fixedly clamped in thepedestal 30, such turning of the form body will, of course, change thesize of the waist.

In order to provide a construction which permits the form to be freelyturned about the pedestal without changing its size I have provided thenovel construction which is shown best in Fig. 2 and which embodies aswivel connection between the clamp for the rod 2 and the pedestal. Asherein illustrated the part of the standard is provided at its upper endwith a head or rodsupporting member 14 which is sw'n'eled to the part-50 and through which the rod 2 extends, said rod being clamped to thehead in any suitable way as by means of a clamping screw 15. Because ofthe swivel connection between this head and the pedestal it is possibleto turn the form about the pedestal without giving any relative turningmovement between the body of the form and the supporting rod The swivelconnection between the head 14: and the portion 50 of the standard maybe provided for in any suitable way, but will prefe ably be such as toform a permanent connection between these narts., As herein shown thetubular member 50 has a cap member 16 screw threaded to its upper end,said cap member being provided at its upper end with a central openingsurrounded bv an inturned flange 17 e l the head ll is provided with aneck poi ion 18 adapted to enter said aperture. This head portion ispreferably made of malleable metal so that the lower edge 19 of the neck18 can be bent outwardly to underlie the flange 17, thus permanentlyconnecting the parts. Either the underside of the head 1% or the top ofthe cap member 16 or both are provided vith ball races in whichanti-friction balls 20 are received whereby an anti-friction ballbearing is provided between the head it and the cap member 16. By thisconstruction thus permitting the rod 2 to be adjusted to any desiredheight. After the set screw 15 is tightened the form and the rod 2 maybe freely turned relative to the standard 30 without effecting anychange in the adjusted size of the form.

It is sometimes desirable to lock the vertical rod 2 from rotation, andthis may be accomplished by providing a set screw 21 which is located inthe cap part 16 and is adapted to engage the rod 2.

lily invention is capable of being applied to any dress form, and whileI have illustrated herein a selected embodiment of my invention I do notwish to be limited to the constructional details shown.

I claim:

In a, dress form, the combination with a tubular supporting memberprovided at its upper end with .an inwardly-directed annular flange, ofa clamping member having a neck extending through said flange, the endof the neck being enlarged to underlie the flange whereby the clampingmember is swiveled to the tubular supporting member, a dress form bodyhaving a central supporting rod extending through the clamping member,and means to clamp said member adjustably to said rod.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specifics-"ion, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

llillifi ls F. DINN.

Vitnesses FRANK GARCIA, GEORGE O. Roninson.

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